When Ferdinand Magellan set out to circumnavigate the globe in 1519, he wasn t able to bring a digital camera or a smartphone with him. Yet, as the eagerly awaited images from the Mars rover prove, modern exploration is inconceivable without photography. Since its invention in 1839, photographyhas beenintegral to exploration, used by explorers, sponsors, and publishers alike, and the early twentieth century, advances in technology and photography s newfound cultural currency as a truthful witness to the world made the camera an indispensable tool. In Photography and Exploration, James...